The Venerable Bede |
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| Author:
| Ward, Benedicta |
| Series title: | Outstanding Christian Thinkers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-225-66859-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Continuum |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $36.95 |
Book Description:
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This text provides a comprehensive account of the writings of the Venerable Bede, locating them against his biography and the history of his age. It seeks to provide a rounded portrait of Bede as a monk and priest of Jarrow, as a loved master and teacher, and as a meditative student of the Bible. The study also traces his career as a mathematician, chronologist, Latinist and historian.
This text provides a comprehensive account of the writings of the Venerable Bede, locating them against his biography and the history of his age. It seeks to provide a rounded portrait of Bede as a monk and priest of Jarrow, as a loved master and teacher, and as a meditative student of the Bible. The study also traces his career as a mathematician, chronologist, Latinist and historian.